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Championship | Gameweek 7
Sep 20, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Ewood Park
Sunderland

Blackburn
1 - 3
Sunderland

Leonard (35')
Travis (31'), Wharton (45+3'), Leonard (50'), Garrett (77'), Rankin-Costello (90+6')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Clarke (28' pen., 78'), Neill (45+1')
Mowbray (32'), Pritchard (71'), Ba (86'), Ballard (90+7')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Blackburn Rovers and Sunderland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: QPR 1-3 Sunderland
Saturday, September 16 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Sunderland

This has all the makings of a thrilling contest, particularly given the recent goalscoring exploits of the visitors. Nevertheless, we fancy Rovers to earn a share of the spoils on home territory to continue their solid recovery from the disappointment of last season. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sunderland win with a probability of 41.29%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 33.92% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.56%) and 0-2 (6.51%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 2-1 (7.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.6%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
Blackburn RoversDrawSunderland
33.92% (-0.536 -0.54) 24.79% (0.124 0.12) 41.29% (0.407 0.41)
Both teams to score 58.03% (-0.573 -0.57)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.89% (-0.688 -0.69)45.1% (0.685 0.69)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.55% (-0.663 -0.66)67.45% (0.65900000000001 0.66)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.25% (-0.637 -0.64)25.75% (0.635 0.64)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.32% (-0.871 -0.87)60.68% (0.867 0.87)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.16% (-0.10299999999999 -0.1)21.84% (0.101 0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.93% (-0.15300000000001 -0.15)55.07% (0.15 0.15)
Score Analysis
    Blackburn Rovers 33.92%
    Sunderland 41.29%
    Draw 24.78%
Blackburn RoversDrawSunderland
2-1 @ 7.88% (-0.079 -0.08)
1-0 @ 7.63% (0.085 0.09)
2-0 @ 5.18% (-0.036 -0.04)
3-1 @ 3.56% (-0.102 -0.1)
3-2 @ 2.71% (-0.086 -0.09)
3-0 @ 2.34% (-0.06 -0.06)
4-1 @ 1.21% (-0.058 -0.06)
4-2 @ 0.92% (-0.047 -0.05)
Other @ 2.5%
Total : 33.92%
1-1 @ 11.6% (0.09 0.09)
2-2 @ 5.99% (-0.078 -0.08)
0-0 @ 5.62% (0.164 0.16)
3-3 @ 1.37% (-0.048 -0.05)
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 24.78%
1-2 @ 8.83% (0.045999999999999 0.05)
0-1 @ 8.56% (0.224 0.22)
0-2 @ 6.51% (0.151 0.15)
1-3 @ 4.48% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-3 @ 3.3% (0.067 0.07)
2-3 @ 3.04% (-0.049 -0.05)
1-4 @ 1.7% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-4 @ 1.26% (0.022 0.02)
2-4 @ 1.16% (-0.023 -0.02)
Other @ 2.46%
Total : 41.29%

How you voted: Blackburn vs Sunderland

Blackburn Rovers
46.8%
Draw
25.5%
Sunderland
27.7%
47
Head to Head
Dec 26, 2022 12.30pm
Gameweek 24
Sunderland
2-1
Blackburn
Stewart (22' pen.), Simms (90+1')
Stewart (18' og.)
Oct 18, 2022 8pm
Mar 20, 2012 8pm
Dec 11, 2011 1.30pm
Jan 1, 2011 3pm
Sunderland
3-0
Blackburn
Bent (19'), Welbeck (11'), Gyan (89')
Ferdinand (79')

Dunn (51'), Biram Diouf (69')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds442713489296094
2Burnley442616261154694
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd442771060352586
4Sunderland4421131058411776
5Bristol City441716115749867
6Coventry CityCoventry44199166257566
7Middlesbrough441891764541063
8Millwall441712154546-163
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn44188185046462
10West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom441418125244860
11Swansea CitySwansea44179184852-460
12Watford44168205158-756
13Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds441511185867-956
14Norwich CityNorwich441314176766153
15Queens Park RangersQPR441314175258-653
16Portsmouth441410205669-1352
17Stoke CityStoke441214184560-1550
18Preston North EndPreston441019154555-1049
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd441213194462-1849
20Hull City441212204352-948
21Derby CountyDerby441210224756-946
22Luton TownLuton441210224164-2346
23Cardiff CityCardiff44916194669-2343
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth441013214885-3743


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